Arthur Erickson Quotes

"Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die, but long after we are gone be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistence."

"The dialogue between client and architect is about as intimate as any conversation you can have, because when you're talking about building a house, you're talking about dreams."

"Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture."

"The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line."